Hi, I’m Rawan Waleed Tarabih, a UAE-based Art Director and Graphic Designer with over 13 years of experience in visual communication, branding, and creative direction. I specialize in developing and leading visual identities, brand storytelling, and high-impact campaigns across digital and print. I’m a UAE Golden Visa holder recognized for exceptional creative talent and contributions to the country’s design landscape. I’ve led multidisciplinary teams on cybersecurity awareness, tourism, renewable energy, and technology projects, collaborating with government bodies and international brands. I thrive at the intersection of strategy and aesthetics, guiding projects from concept to delivery and ensuring consistent, on-brand outputs.

Rawan Waleed Tarabih

Hi, I’m Rawan Waleed Tarabih, a UAE-based Art Director and Graphic Designer with over 13 years of experience in visual communication, branding, and creative direction. I specialize in developing and leading visual identities, brand storytelling, and high-impact campaigns across digital and print. I’m a UAE Golden Visa holder recognized for exceptional creative talent and contributions to the country’s design landscape. I’ve led multidisciplinary teams on cybersecurity awareness, tourism, renewable energy, and technology projects, collaborating with government bodies and international brands. I thrive at the intersection of strategy and aesthetics, guiding projects from concept to delivery and ensuring consistent, on-brand outputs.

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Hi, I’m Rawan Waleed Tarabih, a UAE-based Art Director and Graphic Designer with over 13 years of experience in visual communication, branding, and creative direction. I specialize in developing and leading visual identities, brand storytelling, and high-impact campaigns across digital and print. I’m a UAE Golden Visa holder recognized for exceptional creative talent and contributions to the country’s design landscape.

I’ve led multidisciplinary teams on cybersecurity awareness, tourism, renewable energy, and technology projects, collaborating with government bodies and international brands. I thrive at the intersection of strategy and aesthetics, guiding projects from concept to delivery and ensuring consistent, on-brand outputs.

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Language

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Art Director at What IF Creative Studio
June 1, 2022 - Present
Leading creative direction for educational videos, developing visual identity systems, building an icon library for video assets, supervising a design team, proofreading Arabic text, delivering final products, and creating designs using AI tools (Midjourney & Stable Diffusion).
Project Manager & Senior Graphic Designer at Inspiral Creative Space
June 1, 2022 - September 11, 2025
Designing clients' visual identities, creating social media designs, supervising the team, distributing tasks, and ensuring on-time delivery within the project timeline.
Senior Graphic Designer & Web Designer (Freelance) at Creative Dev.
April 1, 2024 - September 11, 2025
Designing website interfaces aligned with clients' visual identities, creating appointment sites, building user-friendly sites, developing visual identities, and coordinating with the team for delivery.
Senior Graphic Designer & Web Designer at It’s Nerd Company
August 1, 2022 - September 11, 2025
Creating user-friendly and attractive website designs, liaising with administrators to determine requirements, staying up-to-date with software developments, icon design, image editing, and working within a multidisciplinary team.
Graphic Designer at Spacetoon TV Kids
March 1, 2021 - September 11, 2025
Assisting with the design of cartoon characters, helping to create a new visual identity for television, presenting ideas, designing posts for the website and social media, and supporting events and booths as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Graphic Designer at Spacetoon TV Kids
October 1, 2017 - September 11, 2025
Additional design work in Syria/Turkey assignments related to visual identity and character design for television.
Graphic Designer at Al Masnaa (Safieh & Melhem company)
October 1, 2019 - September 11, 2025
Creating visual identities for clients, designing social platforms, advertising campaigns, and portfolios; also served as a graphic designer trainer for two workshops for people with disabilities (movement and hearing disabilities) and as a visual identity trainer for online youth projects.
Branding Specialist Designer at Shadows Agency (Remotely)
June 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Developed visual identities for diverse clients; designed content for social media platforms and advertising campaigns; conducted online training on visual identity.
Senior Graphic Designer & Web Designer at Creative Dev (Freelance)
August 1, 2021 - April 1, 2024
Designed website interfaces aligned with client brands; translated visual identities into cohesive digital experiences; delivered development-ready designs using Webflow and related tools.
Senior Graphic Designer & Web Designer at Its Nerd Company
August 1, 2021 - August 1, 2022
Created visually appealing, user-friendly website interfaces; collaborated with clients to define requirements and ensure go‑als were met; delivered cohesive digital experiences.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at University of Damascus
September 1, 2010 - July 1, 2014
Fine Arts, Visual Communications - Graphic Design at University Syria
September 1, 2010 - July 1, 2014
Adobe Software Training (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, InDesign, Dimension, Premiere, After Effects) at Damascus
October 1, 2017 - October 1, 2019

Qualifications

Adobe Software Training Certification
October 1, 2017 - October 1, 2019

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Education, Professional Services, Real Estate & Construction, Government